MTargmneli ivane maWavariani

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baton de trevilis kabinetis

mosacdeli oTaxi
batonma de truavilma, _ es gvari hqonda mis ojaxs gaskoniaSi, _ anu batonma de trevilma, _ ase gadaikeTa gvari parizSi, _ swored iseve daiwyo Tavisi samsaxuri, rogorc d'artanianma, ese igi, gamofxekili, carieli jibiT, magram im usazRvro guladobiT, mizanswrafviT da moxerxebiT, romlis wyalobiT uRaribesi ymawvili gaskoneli aznauri xSirad ufro met didebas aRwevs xolme, vidre umdidresi perigurdeli an beriSoneli aznauri, romelic mxolod mamis keTildReobasa da memkvidreobas emyareba. de trevili Tavxeduri guladobiT da kidev ufro metad bedis wyalobiT, im dros, rodesac tyvia setyvasaviT cvioda da xmal-xanjali CitiviT frinavda haerSi, oTx-oTxi safexuris gadalaxviT, im Znelad asavali kibis mwvervalze aRmoCnda, romelsac sasaxlis gulis mogeba hqvia.

igi megobari iyo mefisa, romelic, rogorc yvelasaTvis cnobilia, did pativsa scemda Tavisi mamis _ henrix meoTxis xsovnas. baton de trevilis mama erTgulad emsaxureboda henrix meoTxes ligasTan brZolaSi. naRdi fulis uqonlobis gamo, _ es fuli ki mefes mTeli sicocxle aklda, xolo vals mudam ixdida erTaderTi saSualebiT _ gonebagamWriaxobiT, romelic TviTonve hqonda da Tavis dReSi aravisgan usesxia, _ man baton de trevilis mamas neba misca, parizis aRebis Semdeg gan­sakuTrebuli damsaxurebisaTvis, Tavis gerbad oqros lomi gaekeTebina warweriT: Fidelis et fortis. es did pativs niSnavda, magram naklebad sasargeblo iyo. rodesac gardaicvala mefe henrixis saxelovani TanamebrZoli, man erTaderT memkvidreobad Tavis vaJs xmali da gerbi dautova. am ori saunjisa da umwikvlo saxelis wyalobiT batoni de trevili miRebul iqna mefiswulis sasaxleSi, sadac igi ise kargad xmarobda xmals da ise erTgulad asrulebda Tavisi gerbis devizs, rom ludoviko mecamete, romelic mTel samefoSi saxelganTqmul mofarikaved iTvleboda, xSirad ityoda xolme: `Tu romelime Cems megobars duelSi brZola mouxdeba, vurCev pirvel sekundantad me wamiyvanos, xolo meored _ batoni de trevili, an piriqiTo~.

erTi sityviT, ludoviko mecametes uyvarda trevili, marTalia, mefurad, egoisturad, magram mainc uyvarda. maSin iseTi saSineli dro iyo, rom yvela cdilobda, Tavis garSemo Semoekriba trevilis msgavsni. bevrs SeeZlo waewera Tavis gerbze epiTeti `Zlieri~, trevilis devizis meore sityva iyo, magram Zalian cota gamoCndeboda iseTi, visac SeeZlo eRiarebina am devizis pirveli sityva _ `erTguli~. trevili swored am umciresobas ekuTvnoda. iSviaT jgufs Seadgenda es umciresoba; gonebiT morCils, vaJkacobiT brmad Tavganwiruls, TvaliT SorsmWvretels, xelswrafs, Tvali marto imisTvis hqonda, rom daenaxa, vis emdureboda mefe, xolo xeli imisaTvis, rom anderZi aego maTTvis. trevils aqamde araferi aklda, garda Sesaferi SemTxvevisa da swored am SemTxvevas eZebda yvelgan da ambobda: _ orive xeliT CavbRujav, Tu odesme Tvali movkar sadmeo. amitom de trevili mefe ludoviko mecametem Tavisi muSketerebis kapitnad daniSna, romlebic mefisadmi erTgulebiT, ufro ukeT rom vTqvaT, mefisadmi fanatizmiT, warmoadgenda imave Zalas, rasac henrix mesamisaTvis _ ordinarebi, xolo ludoviko meTerTmetisaTvis _ Sotlandielebis razmi.

am mxriv arc kardinali CamorCeboda mefes, romelmac naxa, ra mZlavri Zala Semoikriba ludoviko mecametem. am meore, ufro sworad, am pirvelma mefem safrangeTisam moisurva, masac hyoloda sakuTari damcveli razmi. manac Seadgina iseTive razmi muSketerebisa, rogoric ludoviko mecametes hyavda. yvela xedavda, rogor ejibrebodnen erTmaneTs mefe da kardinali. rogor daeZebdnen mTel safrangeTSi da ucxo qveynebSi xmlis qneviT saxelmoxveWil vaJkacebs. xSirad saRamoobiT, Wadrakis TamaSisas, ludoviko mecamete da kardinali cxare kamaTs marTavdnen TavianTi muSketerebis Rirsebaze. TiToeuli maTgani Tavisi mebrZolebis guladobasa da vaJkacobas ikvexnida, saxalxod ki orive gaiZaxoda, sastikad unda aikrZalos dueli da Cxubio; amave dros TviTonve malulad aqezebdnen da namdvil mwuxarebas an usazRvro sixaruls ganicdidnen maTi damarcxebis an gamarjvebis Sem­TxvevaSi.

batonma de trevilma maSinve miagno Tavisi mbrZaneblis sust mxares da amiT moipova mefis xangrZlivi mfarveloba. de trevili gangeb kardinal riSelies sasaxlesTan avarjiSebda sazeimod gamowyobil Tavis muSketerebs, romelTa mzakvruli ieri ise agiJebda mis yovladuwmindesobas, rom yalyze udgeboda WaRara ulvaSi. de trevils sakmaod kargad Seegno imdroindeli brZolis arsi, rodesac, Tu mtris xarjiT ara cxovrobdnen, iZulebulni iyvnen, TanamemamuleTa xarjiT ecxovraT. mefis muSketerebi, romlebic eSmakTa legions ufro hgavda, baton de trevilis mets aravis emorCileboda.

gulgaReRilni, nasvami, daWril-dakawruli muSketerebi mefisa, anu ukeT rom vTqvaT, baton de trevilisa, Tavisuflad daTareSobdnen duqnebSi, gasarTobebze, moednebze. gah­yvirodnen, ulvaSs igrexdnen, xmlebs aJRarunebdnen. udides netarebas grZnobdnen, rodesac kardinalis mcvelebs Sexv­debodnen da Seejaxebodnen. amas ki brZola mosdevda. iqve, Sua quCaSi iSiSvlebdnen xmlebs, ecemodnen erTmaneTs, Tan saxumaro sityvebsac yvirodnen, zogjer kvdebodnen, magram dar­wmunebulni iyvnen, rom moklulT daitirebdnen da sisxls aiRebdnen. ufro xSirad ki TviTon klavdnen mowinaaRmdeges da brZolidan gamarjvebulni gamodiodnen, da aqac dar­wmunebulni iyvnen, rom sapatimroSi ar daaobebdnen, radgan batoni de trevili gamoaSvebinebda. amitom mefis muSketerebi aRmerTebdnen TavianT kapitans, miuxedavad imisa, rom TavzexelaRebuli yaCaRebi iyvnen, mis winaSe SiSiT kankalebdnen ise, rogorc mowafeebi TavianTi maswavleblis win. xma- amouRebliv emorCilebodnen yovel mis sityvas da mzad iyvnen Tavi moeklaT, sul umciresi SeniSvnac rom mieRoT misgan.

batoni de trevilic am Zalovani berketiT sargeblobda jer mefisa da misi megobrebisaTvis, xolo Semdeg TavisTvis da Tavisi megobrebisaTvis. aRsaniSnavia, rom im drois mogonebebSi, romlebic mravlad dagvitova am xanam, araferi moipoveba am Rirseuli didebulebis sasayveduro an samduravi. TviT mtrebis nawerebSic, mteri ki mas mravali hyavda, arsad aris aRniSnuli, rom mas visganme moeTxovos rame im sikeTis samagierod, romelsac Tavisi seidebis¹ daxmarebiT Tesavda. sakvirveli da iSviaTi niWi hqonda intriganobisa; am mxriv igi misi epoqis arc erT udides intrigans ar CamorCeboda; magram, miuxedavad amisa, de trevili patiosan kacad darCa da sagmobi ara Caudenia ra. ufro metic, miuxedavad mravali Wrilobisa da momqancveli varjiSisa, igi mainc gamoCenili oratori, banovanTa uerTgulesi Tayvanismcemeli da gul­warmtaci sa­luqi gaxldaT. iseve laparakobdnen de trevilis gamar­jvebul siyvarulze, rogorc oci wlis winaT basompieris gamarjvebebze; cotas rodi niSnavda es Sedareba. amrigad, muSketerebis kapitani iyo Tayvancemuli, saSiSi da sayvareli pirovneba _ es ki Seadgens adamianis srul netarebas.

ludoviko meToTxmetem Tavisi didsxivosnobiT Caaqro sasaxlis yvela patara varskvlavi; magram misma mamam ki pluribus impar² piradi brwyinvaleba dautova yvela favorits, Tavisi pirovnuli Rirseba ki _ Tavis Tayvanismcemlebs. mefis da kardinalis garda, parizSi orasze mets kidev sxvas hqonda dilis misasalmebeli miReba, magram am orasSi yvelaze mraval­ricxovani Tayvanismcemlebi yovelTvis baton de tre­vilTan ikribebodnen.

Zveli samtredis quCaze mdebare de trevilis sasaxlis ezo banaks hgavda, romelic zafxulSi dilis eqvsi saaTidan da zamTarSi rva saaTidan daRamebamde jariT iyo savse. ormoc­daaTi-samoci muSketeri, romlebic, etyoboda, xSirad icvle­bodnen, rom yovelTvis mravlad sCvenebodnen xalxs, iaraR­asxmulni da sabrZolvelad gamzadebulni daseirnobdnen. did, grZel kibeze Seuwyvetliv adiodnen da Camodiodnen mTxov­nelebi: parizeli moqalaqeebi wyalobis saTxovnelad mo­diodnen, provincieli aznaurebi samxedro samsaxurSi Sesvlaze ocnebobdnen, xolo yovelgvari feris tanisamosSi gamowyobili msaxurebi TavianTi batonebis mier gamogzavnil baraTebs abarebdnen. baton de trevilis kabinetis mosacdelSi grZel skamebze rCeulni isvenebdnen, ese igi isini, vinc mowveulni iyvnen. am oTaxSi dilidan saRamomde xalxis yayani iyo, xolo gverdiT kabinetSi batoni de trevili ijda da iRebda mis sanaxavad mosulT; ismenda saCivrebs, iZleoda brZanebas, iseve rogorc mefes luvris aivnidan, masac SeeZlo kabinetis fanjridan moexdina Tavisi muSketerebis sabrZolo daT­valiereba.

im dRes, rodesac d'artaniani de trevilis sasaxleSi mivida, Cveulebisamebr, uamravi xalxi daxvda Segrovili; miT ufro bevri moeCveneboda igi provinciels, romelic pirvelad iyo parizSi, magram esecaa, rom es provincieli gaskoneli gaxldaT, im dros ki d'artanianis Tanamemamuleebi cnobilni iyvnen, rogorc naklebad morcxvni da uSiSarni. marTlac, ar Semkr­Tala d'artaniani, rodesac gaiRo didi, oTx­kuT­xedTaviani lursmnebiT SeWedili mZime kari da pirdapir SeiaraRebul adamianebSi moxvda, romlebic jguf-jgufad mimodiodnen, saubrobdnen, oxunjobdnen, Cxubobdnen da TamaSobdnen. oficeri unda yofiliyo kaci, gamoCenili pirovneba an lamazi qali, rom mSvidobianad gaevlo am mRelvare adamianTa talRebSi.

swored am areulobaSi da Jivil-xivilSi mouxda gavla Cvens ymawvilkacs. gulis fancqaliT miiwevda win, Tan cdilobda, gamxdar barZayebze mWidrod miekra xmali, cal xels far­Tofarflian quds ar aSorebda, saxeze provincielis odnavi Rimili ukrToda, romliTac cdilobda, daemala mRelvareba. gaivlida erT jgufs Tu ara, Tavisuflad amoisunTqavda, magram kargad icoda, rom ukanidanac Tvals ar aSorebdnen, da pirvelad Tavis sicocxleSi d'artanianma, romelsac Tavis Tavze dRemde sakmaod didi warmodgena hqonda, igrZno, rom sasacilo iyo.

kibesTan uaresi mdgomareoba daxvda. pirvel safexurze oTxi muSketeri xmlis varjiSiT irTobda Tavs. iqve parmaRze Seg­roviliyo aTi-Tormeti maTi amxanagi, romlebic Tavis rigs elodnen am varjiSSi monawileobis misaRebad.

erTi am oTx muSketerTagani zemo safexurze idga da amoRebuli xmliT cdilobda gza Seekra sami amxanagisaTvis, kibeze ar aeSva. misi mowinaaRmdegeni ki xmlis marjve xmarebiT cdilobdnen gzis gakafvas. d'artanians egona, safarikao, wvermomrgvalebuli blagvi daSniT iyo es brZola, magram male darwmunda, rom oTxives sagangebod galesili maxvili eWira da mebrZolebic gakawrulebi iyvnen. yoveli axali nakawris gamoCenaze mayureblebi, mebrZolebTan erTad, giJebiviT xarxarebdnen.

zemo safexurze mdgomi muSketeri araCveulebrivi xe­lovnebiT igeriebda samive mowinaaRmdeges da axlos ar ikarebda maT. movarjiSeebis irgvliv wre Seikra. pirobis Tanaxmad, is mebrZoli, visac xmali moxvdeboda, tovebda brZolis vels da baton de trevilTan Sesasvlel Tavis rigs mas uTmobda, vinc xmliT Seexo. xuTi wuTi sakmarisi aRmoCnda sami kacis da­samarcxeblad: erTs mklavSi moxvda xmali, meores _ nikapSi, mesames _ yurSi, zemo safexurze mdgomi ki odnavadac ar iyo gakawruli. gamarjvebulma muSketerma, dadebuli pirobis Tanaxmad, sami kacis rigi moigo. Cveni axalgazrda mogzauri Zalian cdilobda, araferi gahkvirveboda, magram am brZolam Zalian gaaoca. Tavis samSobloSi, im mxareSi, sadac ucbad ekideba xolme cecxli Tavsac da gulsac, mcire ram mizezi mainc aris saWiro duelisaTvis. xolo am oTxi mebrZolis gaskonuri varjiSis msgavsi mas araferi enaxa, TviT gas­koniaSic ki.

d'artanians Tavi sadRac Sors, uzarmazari devgmirebis qveyanaSi egona, sadac guliverma imogzaura da didi SiSi ganicada, magram jer Sors iyo miznidan Cveni gaskoneli, mas jer kidev gasavleli hqonda derefani da mosacdeli oTaxi.

derefanSi ukve aRar ibrZodnen, qalebze laparakobdnen, mosacdel oTaxSi ki sasaxlis ambebs yvebodnen. derefanSi d'artaniani WarxaliviT gawiTlda, mosacdel oTaxSi ki TrTola iwyo. aq man gaigona xmamaRali kritika im politikisa, romelic SiSiszars hgvrida mTel evropas, hkicxavdnen TviT kardinalis pirad cxovrebas, romlis saidumloebaSi SeWris cdisaTvis mravali warCinebuli da Zlieri didebuli sastikad iqna dasjili. es didi adamiani, d'artanianis mamis mier esoden Tayvancemuli, aq baton de trevilis muSketerebis sasacilo gamxdariyo: isini masxarad igdebdnen mis mogrexil fexebs da moxril zurgs. zogi leqsebs mReroda kardinalis xasa qalbaton d'egilonze da mis diswul qalbaton de kombaleze, zogi SeTqmulebas amzadebda kardinalis fareSebisa da damcveli razmelebis winaaRmdeg. yvelaferi es d'artanians warmoudgenlad da SeuZleblad miaCnda.

magram rodesac kardinalis molazRandareTa Soris xandaxan mefis saxeli gaismoda, cota xniT damunjdebodnen, TiTqos moRimar tuCebze klite daades da ena Caugmaneso, gaubedavad mimoixedavdnen, gegonebodaT, eSiniaT, baton de trevilis kabinetis kedelma ar gagvceso. magram Tu vinme isev kardinalze gadahkravda moswrebul sityvas, kvlav gaismoda guliani sicili da sinaTleze gamohqondaT yoveli misi saqcieli.

`ai, ubeduri adamianebi, romlebsac dRes-xval bastiliis¹ cixeSi Cayrian da CamoaxrCoben, _ gaifiqra SeSinebulma d'artanianma, _ eWvi ar aris, mec aseTive bedi melis, radgan mTlianad movismine maTi naTqvami, da mec maT Tanamoziared CamTvlian, ras ityvis batoni mamaCemi, romelic sul imas CamCiCinebda, Tayvans unda scemde kardinalso, _ man rom icodes, ra uRmerToebis wreSi Cavarda misi Svili!~

amitom, me mgonia, mkiTxveli uCemodac mixvdeba, rom d'artaniani ver gabedavda am baasSi Carevas; Tumca Tvaleb­daWyetili Sescqeroda iqaurobas, yurmaxvilad ismenda yovel sityvas, daZabuli hqonda xuTive grZnoba, rom araferi gamohparoda. miuxedavad imisa, rom swamda mamis darigeba, Tavisi gemovnebiTa da alRoTi, dasagmobad ki ara, saqebad miaCnda is sityvebi da moqmedeba, rasac iq xedavda da ismenda.

d'artaniani sruliad ucxo iyo baton de trevilis erTgulTa krebisaTvis da radganac mas pirvelad xedavdnen TavianT Soris, mosvlis mizezi hkiTxes. man Zalian Tavmdablad daasaxela Tavisi vinaoba. xazi gausva, rom baton de trevilis Tanamemamule iyo da msaxurs, romelic mas esaubreboda, sTxova, muSketerTa kapitnisaTvis moexsenebina _ neba eboZebina erTi-ori wamiT mieRo. didebuli mfarvelis kiloTi dahpirda msaxuri am Txovnis droulad Sesrulebas.

d'artaniani cotaTi damSvidda, pirvandelma gancvifrebam gauara, goneba moikriba da Cveuli dakvirvebiT Seudga iq myofTa Seswavlas.

erTi, metad gacxarebulad moyayane jgufis SuaSi maRali tanis muSketeri idga mediduri saxiTa da iseTi ucnauri tanisamosiT, rom yvela mas Sescqeroda. am dRes is ar Semosula muSketerTa erTian samgzavro formaSi, romlis tarebac imxanad savaldebulod arc miaCndaT, radgan maSin, marTalia, Tavi­sufleba naklebi hqondaT, magram SezRuduli ar iyo damo­ukideblobac. mas odnav gaxunebuli da daWmuWnili cisferi xifTani ecva; zemodan oqromkediT amoqarguli sagangebo yabiwi ise brWyvinavda, rogorc mzis sxiviT gaSu­qebuli ankara wyali. mxrebidan daSvebuli grZeli xaverdis wamosasxami araCve­ulebrivad amSvenebda. wamosasxamis SigniT mxedris mSvenieri yabiwi da zed Camokidebuli uzarmazari xmali moCanda.

muSketeri es wuTi iyo saguSagodan ganTavisuflebuliyo da Cioda, Zalian gavcivdi, wamosasxami amitom gadavicvio. drodadro gangeb Caaxvelebda kidec da mis garSemo Semokrebil megobrebs medidurad aweuli TaviT da ulvaSis grexiT esaubreboda. yvelani aRtacebiT Sescqerodnen mis oqromkedian yabiws, maT Soris d'artaniani _ yvelaze metad.

_ ras izam, moda mbrZaneblobs, _ ambobda muSketeri, _ Zalian kargad vici, rom sigiJea, magram modaa da Cvenc vemorCilebiT. egec rom ar iyos, xom unda davxarjoT rameze mamapapeuli qoneba.

_ ah, porTos! _ SesZaxa erTma amxanagma, _ axla imis mtkicebas ki nu dagviwyeb, TiTqos eg yabiwi marTla mamaSenisagan dagrCenodes memkvidreobiT. albaT im pirbadianma qalbatonma gaCuqa, warsul kviras rom gnaxeT sent-onores karisken erTad mimavalni.

_ ara, patiosnebas geficebiT, sityvas gaZlevT patiosani gvariSvilisas, rom me TviTon viyide, Cemi fuliT, _ upasuxa muSketerma, romelsac porTosi uwodes.

_ diax, swored iseve, rogorc me TviTon viyide, ai es safule im fuliT, romelic Cemma sayvarelma Camido Zvel qisaSi, _ Tqva meore muSketerma.

_ me Tqven garwmunebT, _ ganagrZo porTosma, _ amis dasam­tkiceblad isica kmara, rom Tormeti pistoli miveci.

aRtacebam ufro imata, Tumca arc undobloba kargavda niadags.

_ marTals ar vambob, aramis? _ mimarTa erT muSketers porTosma.

es meore muSketeri, romelsac aramisi uwodes, yovelmxriv sawinaaRmdego tipi iyo im yabiwiani medidurisa, romelic Tavisi naTqvamis damowmebasa sTxovda mas. igi ocdaori-ocdasami wlisa arc ki iqneboda; gulubryvilo, sasiamovno gamomet­yvelebis saxe hqonda da lmobieri Savi Tvalebi; vardisferi xaverdovani loyebi Semodgomis atams miugavda. wvrili ulvaSi, sworad gayvanili Savi xaziT, zemo tuCs umSvenebda. xelebs Zirs ar uSvebda, TiTqos eSinoda, venebi ar dameberoso, da drodadro yuris bibiloebs moiCqmetda xolme, raTa var­disferi da gamWvirvaleba ar dahkargoda. Cveulebriv, cotas da dinjad laparakobda, yvelas esalmeboda, uxmod icinoda da TeTr mSvenier kbilebs aCenda, romlebsac, rogorc mTel Tavis pirovnebas, etyoboda, did yuradRebas aqcevda.

megobris momarTvis sapasuxod, Tanxmobis niSnad, Tavi daaqnia.

am damowmebam sabolood gafanta yoveli eWvi da isev aRtacebiT dauwyes yureba yabiws, magram TqmiT ki masze aRaras ambobdnen da baasi sul sxva saganze gadaitanes.

_ graf de Sales mejinibis naTqvamze ras ityviT? _ mimarTa erT-erTma muSketerma ara erT romelime iq mdgoms, aramed mTel jgufs saerTod.

_ mereda ras ambobs igi? _ ikiTxa porTosma kmayofilebiT.

_ is ambobs, rom briuselSi kapucinis¹ tansacmelSi gamowyobili roSfori unaxavs, kardinalis uerTgulesi mona. wyeulma roSforma, gadacmuli tansacmlis wyalobiT, gaaTamaSa batoni de legi, rogorc namdvili suleli.

_ rogorc namdvili suleli, _ gaimeora porTosma, _ magram marTali ki aris, rasac is ambobs?

_ me es ambavi aramisisagan vici, _ Tqva muSketerma.

_ marTla?

_ Tqvenc xom Zalian kargad iciT, porTos, _ uTxra aramisma, _ guSin aki giambeT dawvrilebiT yvelaferi. aRar Rirs amaze laparaki!

_ aRar Rirs? ase ggonia? aRar Rirs! _ ganagrZo porTosma, _ krints nuRar davZravT! eSmakma dalaxvros! Tqven Zalian swrafad akeTebT daskvnebs! rogor? kardinali kacsa gzavnis didebulis dasazveravad, viRac moRalatis saSualebiT iparavs mis miwer-moweras; am jaSuSis daxmarebiTa da moparuli weri­lebis wyalobiT Tavs hkveTen Sales im saSineli cilis­mwamebluri sababiT, TiTqos mas surda moekla mefe da dedofali misi umcrosi ZmisaTvis mieTxovebina. aravin araferi icoda am bneliT moculi istoriis Sesaxeb; Tqven es ambavi guSin gviambeT da amiT yvelani davkmayofildiT. magram dRes, rodesac jer isev braziT gviduRs guli am saSinelebis gamgoneT, Tqven ambobT: `aRar Rirs amaze laparakio!~

_ maS, visaubroT magaze, raki ase gsurT, _ upasuxa mSvidad aramisma.

_ im roSfors, _ Sehyvira porTosma, _ me rom ubedur Sales mejinibe vyofiliyav, Sav dRes davayenebdi!

_ samagierod, Tqven Sav dRes dagayenebdaT wiTeli hercogi, _ upasuxa aramisma.

_ oho, wiTeli hercogio! vaSa, vaSa, wiTeli hercogi! _ Sehyvira porTosma taSiscemiTa da Tavis qneviT, _ wiTeli hercogi! zedgamoWrilia es saxeli, me gavavrceleb am saxels, Cemo Zvirfaso, amaSi darwmunebuli brZandebodeT. ra moswrebuli sityva aqvs aramiss! samwuxaroa, Cemo megobaro, rom ar gahyeviT Tqvens mowodebas, ra momxiblavi mRvdeli iqnebodiT!

_ o, es droebiTi dayovneba gaxlavT, wuTieri, _ upasuxa aramisma, _ dRes iqneba Tu xval, mRvdeli viqnebi. aki Tqvenc iciT, porTos, rom jerac ganvagrZob RvTismetyvelebis Ses­wavlas.

_ ambobs da kidec aasrulebs, _ Tqva porTosma, _ adre iqneba Tu gvian, anaforas Caicvams.

_ adre iqneba, adre, _ gauswora aramisma.

_ mxolod raRacas elodeba, manam sabolood gadawyvetdes. rogorc ki ausruldeba wadili, maSinve anaforas Caicvams, igi samxedro tansacmlis ukan ukidia ganjinaSi, _ wamoiZaxa erT-erTma muSketerma.

_ mereda, ras elodeba? _ hkiTxa axla sxva muSketerma.

_ elodeba, rom dedofalma taxtis memkvidre misces saf­rangeTs.

_ amaze nu vixumrebT, batonebo, _ SeniSna porTosma. _ madloba RmerTs, dedofali jerjerobiT im asakisa brZandeba, rom magasac agvisrulebs.

_ amboben, batoni bukingami¹ safrangeTSi brZandebao, _ Tqva aramisma iseTi cbieri siciliT, rom samarcxvino mniSv­neloba misca am TiTqmis ubralo sityvebs.

_ aramis, Cemo megobaro, axla ki Tqven cdebiT. _ Seawyvetina sityva porTosma, _ Tqven xSirad gitacebT enamaxviloba da Sors SestopavT xolme. baton de trevils rom gaegona Tqveni sityvebi, mis risxvas ver gadaurCebodiT.

_ porTos, Tqven ra, swavla-darigebas mipirebT? _ Sehyvira aramisma da lmobier TvalebSi cecxlis alma gaurbina.

_ Cemo Zvirfaso, an muSketeri iyaviT, an mRvdeli! an erTi brZandebodeT, an meore, oRond orive erTdroulad ki ara, _ ganagrZo porTosma, _ ai, Tu gaxsovT, im dRes aTosmac giTxraT, erTdroulad or cxenze zixarTo. eeh, nu gacxardebiT, Zaliana gTxovT, usargeblo iqneba Tqveni risxva, xom gaxsovT, raze SevTanxmdiT me, Tqven da aTosi, qalbaton d'egilonTan daiarebiT da mas earSiyebiT, qalbaton Sevrezis diswul bua-trasis gulis mogebasac cdilobT. oh, RmerTo Cemo! nu gaam­xelT Tqvens bednierebas, aRsarebas aravina gTxovT, Tqveni morcxvoba cnobilia. magram Tuki TqvenTvisa gaqvT es saTnoeba, maSin mag saTnoebiTve moeqeciT dedoflis saidumloebasac. mefesa da kardinalze iybedon ramdenic surdeT; magram dedofali wmindaa da masze Tu ityviT rames, mxolod keTili unda brZanoT da sxva araferi.

_ Tqvenc xom narcisi¹ ara xarT, porTos, rom sul Tqve­neburad gindodeT yvelaferi! me Tqven gafrTxilebT, _ upasuxa aramisma, _ xom iciT, WiriviT mejavreba, Wkuas rom maswavlian, mxolod aTosis darigebebi SemiZlia movismino, rac SegexebaT Tqven, metad kargi yabiwi gaqvT, magram Wkuis swavlebiT Tavs nu iwuxebT. Tu movisurveb, mRvdeli viqnebi, manamde ki muSketeri var da, rogorc muSketers Seefereba, imas vambob, rac minda. amJamad ki minda giTxraT, rom Tavi momabezreT.

_ aramis!

_ porTos!

_ kmara, batonebo! _ gaisma irgvliv.

_ batoni de trevili elodeba baton d'artanians, _ Seawyvetina yvirili msaxurma da kabinetis kari SeaRo. am sityvebis gagonebaze sruli dumili Camovarda, yvela CaCumda, kabinetis kari Ria iyo.

ymawvili gaskoneli mosacdeli oTaxidan muSketerebis kapitnis kabinetSi Sevida da sixaruli igrZno, rom swored droze gadarCa im ucnauri davis dasasruls.

III
baton de trevilis kabinetSi
Zalian cud gunebaze iyo im dros batoni de trevili, magram mainc Tavazianad miesalma ymawvilkacs, romelmac TiTqmis iatakamde daxara Tavi. misma bearnulma kilom Rimili mohgvara muSketerTa kapitans, romelsac gaaxsenda Tavisi axalgazrdoba da mSobliuri kuTxe; es mogoneba ki yovelTvis tkbil Rimils hgvris adamians, ra asakisac unda iyos igi. magram miuaxlovda Tu ara mosacdel oTaxs, d'artanians xeliT aniSna, TiTqos nebasa sTxovda, _ saCqaro saqme maqvs sxvebTan, jer imaTTan movrCebio, da Ria karSi mkacri, mbrZanebluri da mrisxane xmiT samjer gasZaxa:

_ aTos! porTos! aramis!

ori muSketeri _ porTosi da aramisi, romlebic Cven ukve gavicaniT, maSinve CamoSorda mosaubreTa jgufs da kabinetSi Sevida, karebi umal daixura. isini jer kidev ar dam­Svide­buliyvnen, magram de trevilis winaSe ise Rirseulad da darbaislurad eWiraT Tavi, rom d'artanianis aRtaceba gamoiwvies. d'artanians TiTqmis naxevarRmerTebad eCveneboda es muSketerebi, xolo maTi ufrosi ki Weqa-quxiliT Sei­araRebul olimpis mbrZanebel zevsad.

rogorc ki muSketerebi kabinetSi Sevidnen da kari daixura, mosacdel oTaxSi xelaxali xmauri atyda, romelic, eWvi ar aris, baton de trevilis mier muSketerebis daZaxebam gamoiwvia. batonma de trevilma samjer Tu oTxjer dahkra bolTa Tavis oTaxSi da samjer Tu oTxjer SeWmuxnili warbebiT win gauara porTossa da aramiss, romlebic ise iyvnen gaWimulebi, TiTqos aRlumze ariano. uceb am ymawvilebis pirdapir SeCerda de trevili, ganrisxebuli Tvali gadaavlo TaviT fexamde da mrisxaned uTxra:

_ iciT, ra miTxra mefem? _ Sehyvira man, _ didi xnis winaT ki ara, wuxel! ha, iciT?

_ ara, batono, _ upasuxa mcire dumilis Semdeg orivem erTad, Cven araferi viciT.

_ magram imedi maqvs, batono, pativs dagvdebT da gvibrZanebT, ra moxda! _ mimarTa aramisma uaRresad zrdilobianad da Tavi moxdenilad daxara.

_ mefem brZana, rom amis Semdeg muSketerebs baton kar­dinalis razmebidan avarCevo.

_ baton kardinalis razmebidan? mereda risTvis? _ hkiTxa mkvircxlad porTosma.

_ imitom, rom kargada xedavs, sul mTlad gauwyaldeba piketi,¹ Tu magari Rvino ar Cauria.

orive muSketeri wamoWarxlda. d'artanianma aRar icoda, sad wasuliyo. erCia, miwa gaskdomoda da Sig moyoliliyo.

_ diax, diax, _ ganagrZo mRelvarebiT batonma de trevilma, _ marTalic brZandeba misi yovladudidebulesoba, radgan, vficav patiosnebas, sasaxleSi Zalian gautydaT saxeli Cvens muSketerebs. wuxel, Wadrakis TamaSisas, kardinali dam­wuxrebuli saxiT uambobda mefes, _ rac Zalian ar momewona, _ rom guSinwin es abezari muSketerebi, es wyeulebi, _ (dacinviT gamoTqvamda am sityvebs, rac, ra Tqma unda, ufro metad ar momewona), _ es CxubisTavi muSketerebio, _ da Tan me Se­momyurebda Tavis cica-vefxvis TvalebiT, _ didxans darCenilan Rame duqanSi, ferus quCaze da Cemi guSagTa razmi (ise miyurebda, TiTqos masxarad agdebas mipirebda) Turme iZu­lebuli gaxda, daeWira is myudroebis damrRvevebio, daswyevla RmerTma! Tqven ukeT gecodinebaT es ambavi!.. rogor? Cemi muSketerebi daiWires?! Tqvenc iq yofilxarT! uaris Tqma aRar gamibedoT! ucvnixarT, kardinalma orive dagasaxelaT... sul Cemi bralia, Cemi, radgan me TviTon varCev Cems xalxs! erTi miTxariT, aramis, ra eSmakad mTxoveT muSketeris samosi, rodesac mRvdlis anafora ufro mogixdebodaT? an kidev, Tqven, porTos! marto imisaTvis gindaT eg mSvenieri oqros yabiwi, rom zed Calis xmali Segaban? aTosi? aToss ver vxedav! sad aris aTosi?

_ batono! _ mimarTa mwuxarebiT aramisma, _ aTosi avad gaxlavT, Zalian avad.

_ avadao? rogora TqviT, Zalian avadao? riT aris avad, ra daemarTa?

_ SiSoben, batono, vaiTu yvavili gamoaCndeso, _ upasuxa porTosma, romelsac surda, TviTonac Careuliyo am baasSi, _ RmerTma daifaros, SeiZleba mTlad dausaxiCros saxe.

_ yvavili? Zalian kargi, ai kidev sasixarulo ambavi macnobeT, porTos! yvavili Seeyaros imxnis vaJkacs? SeuZlebelia!.. barem pirdapir miTxariT, rom daWrilia, an, iqneb, moklulic!.. ah! ras warmovidgendi? ah! RmerTo! geyurebaT, batonebo, me ar minda, rom Cemi muSketerebi sadRac binZur duqnebSi dai­arebodnen, quCebSi Cxubobdnen da xmlebiT ibrZodnen gzaj­varedinebze. me ar minda, rom Cemi razmelebi dacinvis sababs aZlevdnen baton kardinalis razmelebs, romlebic sakmaod mamacni, mSvidni da moxerxebulni arian. isini arasdros Tavs aravis daaWerineben. darwmunebuli var, iqve, moedanze da­ixocebian da dasaWerad ki aravis danebdebian, Tavis daRweva, gamoqceva, gamoparva! _ es mxolod mefis muSketerebma ician da Zalian kargadac!

cofmoreuli porTosi da aramisi brazisagan caxcaxebdnen, isini siamovnebiT waaxrCobdnen baton de trevils, magram ra unda eqnaT, darwmunebulni iyvnen, rom Tu igi emdureboda da ujavrdeboda, mxolod imitom, rom Zalian uyvarda Tavisi muSketerebi da es siyvaruli alaparakebda. metismeti aRelvebis gamo aramisi da porTosi xaliCas fexsa scemdnen, simwriT dakvnetili tuCebidan sisxli gamosdiodaT da mTeli RoniT uWerdnen xels xmlis vadas.

mosacdel oTaxSi, rogorc vTqviT, yvelam gaigo, rom batonma de trevilma aTosi, porTosi da aramisi gamoiZaxa. xmaze Seatyves, rogori ganrisxebuli unda yofiliyo muSketerTa kapitani.

aTamde cnobismoyvare muSketeri kabinetis karebs mieyrdno da sibrazisagan feri misdiodaT. karze miWeril maT yurebs kabinetSi naTqvami erTi bgerac ar gamohparviaT. yurs ugdebdnen da sityvasityviT xmamaRla imeorebdnen kapitnis mier muS­keterebis mimarT naxmar Seuracxmyofel sityvebs. erTi wamis ganmavlobaSi kabinetis karidan quCis karamde yvelas moedo es ambavi, mTeli sasaxle aRelvebuli iyo.

_ xom xedavT! batoni kardinalis gvardielebi mefis muSketerebs apatimreben, _ ganagrZo batonma de trevilma, romelic aranakleb gacofebuli iyo, vidre misi muSketerebi. igi ise warmoTqvamda TiToeul sityvas, rom msmenelebs xanjaliviT esobodaT. _ xom xedavT! misi yovladuwmindesobis eqvsma gvardielma daapatimra mefis eqvsi muSketeri! eSmakma dalaxvros! me gadawyvetili maqvs, axlave wavide luvrSi, vTxovo, gamaTavisuflon mefis muSketerebis kapitnis Tanam­debobidan da visime TanaSemwed damniSnon kardinalis gvar­diaSi. Tu amaze uars metyvian, jandabas, avdgebi da mRvdlis anaforas Cavicvam.

am sityvebis gagonebaze mosacdel oTaxSi Tavi veRar Seikaves da CurCuli mRelvarebad iqca. irgvliv wyevla-krulva da lanZRva-gineba gaismoda: `wyeulebi!~ `eSmakma waiRos magaTi Tavi!~ `sikvdili magaT~. d'artaniani Tvals aqeT-iqiT acecebda, dasamal adgils eZebda da usazRvro survili hqonda, magidis qveS SemZvraliyo.

_ Tu asea, Cemo kapitano, maSin momismineT, _ mimarTa aRSfoTebulma porTosma, _ marTalia, eqvsni viyaviT eqvsis winaaRmdeg, magram Cven RalatiT dagvesxnen da, jer xmali arc ki gvqonda amoRebuli, rom moulodnelad gangmiruli ori amxanagi ukve miwaze egdo, aTosic saSinlad daWres da isic im moklulebiviT veRarafers gvSveloda. Tqven kargad icnobT aToss, batono! man orjer scada wamomdgariyo, magram orivejer Zirs daeca. miuxedavad amisa, Cven ar davnebebivarT, ara! ZaliT Segvipyres, magram gzaSi gamoveqeciT. rac Seexeba aToss, igi mkvdari egonaT da iqve datoves, brZolis velze, im mosazrebiT, rom gvami ar Rirda saTrevad, ai, namdvili ambavi Tu gindaT, es aris. ras izamT, batono kapitano, yovelTvis ar igeben brZolebs. didebuli mxedarTmTavari iyo pompeusi, magram sastikad damarcxda farsalis² brZolaSi; an kidev mefe francisko pirveli, rogorc gamigonia, sxvas arc is Camo­uvardeboda Tavisi vaJkacobiT, magram paviis¹ brZola mainc waago.

_ maqvs pativi mogaxsenoT, _ rom anderZi avuge erT maTgans Tavisive xmliT, radgan Cemi pirvelsave brZolaSi Suaze gadamityda, _ Tqva aramisma.

_ eg me ar vicodi, _ Tqva batonma de trevilma cota damSvidebuli xmiT, _ rogorca vxedav, gauzviadebia baton kardinals.

_ oRond, RvTis gulisaTvis, batono, _ ganagrZo aramisma, rodesac naxa, rom kapitani mSviddeboda da SeiZleboda misi Txovnac Seewynarebina, _ RvTis gulisaTvis, batono, nu ityviT, rom aTosi daWrili gaxlavT, Tavs moiklavs, Tu gaigo, rom mefis yuramde miaRwia am ambavma. unda mogaxsenoT, misi Wri­lobebi Zalian saSiSia. marto mxarSi rom yofiliyo, gadar­Ceboda rogorme, magram gulSic daWrilia da saxifaTo mdgomareobaSia...

am dros karis farda gadaiwia da mis foCebSi saSinlad fermixdili, mSvenieri, warmosadegi vaJkaci gamoCnda.

_ aTos! _ Sehyvira orive muSketerma.

_ aTos! _ gaimeora batonma de trevilmac.

_ Tqven dagibarebivarT, batono, _ mimarTa aTosma kapitans dasustebuli, magram sruliad damSvidebuli xmiT. _ Tqven mkiTxulobdiT, rogorc amxanagebma gadmomces da ai, mec aq gaxlavarT; mibrZaneT, batono!

am sityvebis Semdeg koxta samxedro tansacmelSi gamow­yobili aTosi moxdenilad CamoSorda kars da mtkice nabijiT Sevida kabinetSi. batoni de trevili gulis siRrmemde aRg­znebuli iyo aseTi vaJkacobiT. igi swrafad gaemarTa daWrili aTosis misagebeblad.

_ es iyo, am batonebs veubnebodi, _ mimarTa de trevilma, _ rom vukrZalav Cems muSketerebs ubralo saqmisaTvis Tavis ganwirvas, radgan mamaci adamianebi metad Zvirfasni arian mefisaTvis. xolo mefem kargad icis, rom misi muSketerebi yvelaze saukeTesoni arian mTel qveyanaSi. Tqveni xeli, aTos!

batonma de trevilma ar daucada axlad mosulis gulTbil sapasuxo sityvebs, xeli staca aTosis marjvena xels da ise Ronivrad mouWira, rom aTosma, romelsac yovelTvis SeeZlo Tavisi grZnobis damoCileba, veRar gauZlo tkivils, mwared gaaJrJola da feri ufro dakarga.

Zalian cdilobdnen, saidumlod SeenaxaT aTosis daWris ambavi, magram ukve yvelam icoda, rom igi mZimed iyo daSavebuli da imdenad moulodneli iyo iq myofTaTvis misi danaxva, rom kabinetis karis mixurvac ki daaviwydaT. kmayofilebis gamom­xatvelma SeZaxilebma dafares muSketerTa kapitnis ukanaskneli sityvebi. orma Tu samma kacma odnav Ria karis fardebic ki gadaswia. eWvi ar aris, batoni de trevili sastikad Serisxavda maT zrdilobis kanonebis darRvevisaTvis, magram igrZno, rogor SeikumSa aTosis xeli mis xelSi, Sexeda mas da dainaxa, rom daWrils guli misdioda. da Tumca aTosi Seecada, mTeli Zal-Ronis mokrebiT tkivilebisaTvis rogorme gaeZlo, mainc mkvdariviT daeca iatakze.

_ Cqara dastaqari! _ Sehyvira batonma de trevilma, _ Cemi an mefisa! saukeTeso dastaqari! Cqara, Torem veRar gadavarCenT Cems gulad aToss!

am yvirilis gagoneba da mosacdeli oTaxidan xalxis kabinetSi Secvena erTi iyo. ise ucbad moxda yvelaferi es, rom baton de trevils azradac ar mosvlia karis mixurva. yvelani gars Semoexvivnen gulwasuls... magram amaod CauvlidaT es TanagrZnoba, rom am dros sasaxleSi dastaqari ar aRmoCeniliyo. man saswrafod gaapo xalxi, jer isev gulwasul aToss mivarda da imis gamo, rom xalxis yayani da moZraoba Zalian uSlida, iTxova, upirveles yovlisa, daWrili mezobel oTaxSi gaeyvanaT.batonma de trevilma maSinve gaaRo kari da gza uCvena aramiss da porToss, romlebmac xelSi aiyvanes TavianTi amxanagi da oTaxidan gaiyvanes, am jgufs ukan dastaqari misdevda.

baton de trevilis kabineti, romelSic, saerTod, erTob didi SiSiT da mowiwebiT Sediodnen, axla mosacdel darbazs damsgavseboda, sadac yayanebdnen da xmamaRla lanZRavdnen kardinalsa da mis jariskacebs.

cota xnis Semdeg porTosi da aramisi dabrundnen. daW­rilTan mxolod dastaqari da batoni de trevili darCnen.

bolos batoni de trevilic gamoCnda. aTosi gonze movida. dastaqarma ganacxada, rom mis megobrebs SeeZloT guldam­SvidebiT yofiliyvnen, radgan daWrilis mdgo­mareoba saSiSi ar iyo; misi aseTi sisuste mxolod bevri sisxlis dakargvas gamoewvia.

Semdeg batonma de trevilma xeliT aniSna da kabinetidan yvelani swrafad gavidnen garda d'artanianisa, romelsac ar daviwyeboda, rom mas audiencia hqonda, da gaskonuri sijiutiT eloda am wams.

rodesac yvelani gavidnen, batoni de trevili SemobrZanda. mis pirdapir ymawvili kaci idga, romelic mas sruliad daviwyeboda. aTosis mosvlam da iq momxdarma ambebma muS­keterTa kapitans azrovnebis Zafi gauwyvites, man hkiTxa, ra saqmeze iyo mosuli es jiuti mTxovneli. d'artanianma moaxsena Tavisi vinaoba da masac maSinve gaaxsenda saqmis namdvili viTareba.

_ ukacravad, _ uTxra siciliT de trevilma, _ ukacravad, Cemo kargo Tanamemamulev. warmoidgineT, sruliad gada­maviwydiT. ras izamT, muSketerTa kapitani igive ojaxis mamaa, magram mas gacilebiT meti pasuxsagebi movaleoba akisria. jariskaci igive bavSvia, oRond didi bavSvi, magram radganac me imis cdaSi var, rom asruldes mefis yoveli brZaneba da gansakuTrebiT ki batoni kardinalisa...

d'artanianma ver SeZlo Rimilis Sekaveba. am Rimilma daarwmuna batoni de trevili, rom saqme sulelTan ar unda hqonoda, amitom Secvala saubris Tema da pirdapir saqmeze gadavida.

_ me Zalian miyvarda mamaTqveni, _ uTxra man, _ ra SemiZlia gavakeTo misi vaJisaTvis? aCqardiT, dro ara maqvs.

_ mogaxsenebT, batono, _ Tqva d'artanianma, _ tarbidan aq mosvlamde sul imas vfiqrobdi, rom mamaCemisadmi im megobrobis saxeliT, romelic Tqven ar dagviwyebiaT, meTxova TqvenTvis muSketeris samosi. magram mas Semdeg, rac aq vnaxe am ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi, cxadad vxedav, rom arafriT damimsaxurebia igi da Rirsi ar gaxlavarT aseTi didi bednierebisa.

_ marTlacda bednierebaa muSketerebis razmSi Sesvla, _ upasuxa batonma de trevilma, _ magram es SeiZleba arc ise miuwvdomeli iyos TqvenTvis, rogorc ggoniaT, Tumca es SemTxvevac gaTvaliswinebulia misi yovladudidebulesobis brZanebaSi da me, samwuxarod, iZulebuli var, giTxraT, rom muSketerad mxolod mas Rebuloben, visac monawileoba miuRia ramdenime laSqrobaSi da vaJkacobiT Tavi gamouCenia. an ori wlis ganmavlobaSi umsaxuria sxva romelime razmSi, naklebad warCinebulSi, vidre Cvenia.

d'artanianma aRara upasuxa ra. morCilad daukra Tavi, Tumca, rodesac gaigo, ra Zneli yofila am razmSi Sesvla, ufro metad mounda muSketeris tansacmliT Semosva.

_ magram, _ ganagrZo batonma de trevilma da Tvali TvalSi gauyara Tavis Tanamemamules, TiTqos undoda gulis siRrmeSi Caswvdomoda da amoekiTxa iq dafaruli survili, _ magram mamaTqvenis siyvaruliT, Cveni Zveli megobrobis pativsacemad, mzada var, dagexmaroT. arc Zalian mdidrebi arian Cveni bearneli axalgazrdebi da ara mgonia, am mxriv Secvliliyos rame mas Semdeg, rac me wamovedi. Tqvenc bevri fuli ar geqnebaT sacxovreblad wamoRebuli.

d'artaniani welSi gaimarTa da ise gaiWima, TiTqos usityvod eubneboda, me aravis mowyaleba ara mWirdebao.

_ Zalian kargi, ymawvilo, Zalian kargi, _ ganagrZo de trevilma, _ kargad vicnob gaskonelebs. me rom parizSi Camovedi, oTxad oTxi ekiu medo jibeSi, magram vinmes rom gaebeda da eTqva, Sen luvris sasaxlis yidva ar SegiZliao, maSinve xmals viZrobdi.

d'artaniani ufro gaiWima: bedis saZieblad wamosuls gayiduli cxenis wyalobiT, oTxi ekiuTi meti hqonda, vidre de trevils Tavisi karieris dawyebisas.

_ maS, ase, _ uTxra batonma de trevilma, _ unda SeinarCunoT rac gaqvT, ragind didi Tanxac unda iyos, magram, amasTanave, aucilebelia ivarjiSoT, gaiwvrTnaT yovelive imaSi, rac ymawvili kacis aznauriSvilobas amtkicebs. dResve mivwer samefo akademiis gamges da xvalidanve yovelgvari xarjis gadauxdelad iqnebiT miRebuli. am mcire samsaxurze nu ityviT uars. Cveni didgvarovani yvelaze mdidari aznauriSvilebi cdiloben xolme iq Sesvlas da xSirad mizans ver aRweven. iq Tqven SeiswavliT cxenosnobas, farikaobas, cekvas, iqve SeiZenT karg nacnobebs. xandaxan Cems sanaxavadac gamoivliT da metyviT, rogor midis Tqveni saqme, an riT SemiZlia dagexmaroT.

d'artanianma jer ara icoda ra sasaxlis Cveulebisa, magram maSinve igrZno, rom civad miiRes.

_ eh, batono! axla vxedav, ra Zalian did danakliss warmoadgens mamaCemis mier gamotanebuli sarekomendacio werilis uqonloba, _ Tqva man.

_ marTlac! _ wamoiZaxa batonma de trevilma, _ mikvirs, rom aseT did saval gzaze ar wamoiReT sarekomendacio werili, Cveni bearnelebis erTaderTi uebari wamali.

_ wamoviRe, batono, da, madloba RmerTs, Rirseuladac Sedgenili, _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ magram veragulad mompares.

d'artaniani dawvrilebiT mouyva mengSi momxdar ambavs da sul umciresi damaxasiaTebeli niSnebiT aRuwera ucnobi didebuli. yvelaferi es iseTi gancdiTa da gulwrfeli simarTliT moaxsena, rom aRtacebaSi moiyvana batoni de trevili.

_ ucnauria swored, _ warmoTqva Cafiqrebulma kapitanma, _ maS, Tqven xmamaRla maxseneT?

_ diax, batono. ra Tqma unda, didi Secdoma momivida, gaufrTxilebloba, magram ras izamT, Tqveni saxeli gzaSi faris magivrobas miwevda da Tqven TviTon gansajeT, ra xSirad vixmardi mas.

didi gasavali hqonda im dros pirferobas da baton de trevilsac iseve uyvarda igi, rogorc mefesa da kardinals. man ver Seikava Tavi, saxeze kmayofilebis Rimili moefina, magram es Rimili maleve gaqra da mengis ambavs daubrunda:

_ erTi miTxariT, im aznauriSvils patara Wriloba xom ar etyoboda saxeze?

_ diax, TiTqos tyviis ganakawriao.

_ lamazi kaci iyo?

_ diax.

_ maRali tanisa?

_ diax.

_ fermkrTali saxisa, SavTmiani?

_ diax, diax, swored is gaxlavT. rogor, Tqven icnobT im kacs, batono? oh, Tu rodesme vipove da vipovi kidec, geficebiT, Tundac jojoxeTSi daimalos...

_ qals elodeboda? _ ganagrZo de trevilma.

_ yovel SemTxvevaSi, masTan mcire xniT saubris Semdeg saCqarod cxens moaxta da gaqusla.

_ xom ar iciT, raze laparakobdnen?

_ man kolofi gadasca qals. uTxra, rom kolofSi iyo saWiro darigebani da sTxova, londonSi misvlamde ar gaexsna.

_ ingliseli iyo is qali?

_ miledis eZaxda.

_ is aris! _ waiCurCula de trevilma, _ is aris! me ki isev briuselSi megona.

_ oh, batono! _ Sehyvira d'artanianma, _ Tuki iciT, vin aris is kaci, mibrZaneT misi vinaoba, sadauroba da mere Tqveni aRara minda ra, aRarafriT SegawuxebT. oRond misi javri amoviyaro da muSketerobazedac uars vityvi.

_ RmerTma dagifaroT! _ Sehyvira de trevilma, _ piriqiT, Tu quCaSi momavali dainaxoT, Tqven quCis meore mxares gadadiT! erideT, nu SeejaxebiT magisTana sal kldes, Torem ise dagamsxvrevT, rogorc patara minas.

_ eg ver SemaCerebs! oRond ki Sevxvde sadme!.. _ Tqva d'artanianma.

_ Tuki Cems rCevas inebebT, Zebnas nu dauwyebT im kacs, _ warmoTqva de trevilma.

de trevili ucbad SeCerda, erTma saeWvo fiqrma gauelva TavSi da eldanakraviviT gaSeSda.

ra iyo es sazareli mZulvareba, romelsac ase daJinebiT da daurideblad gamoxatavda ymawvili gaskoneli im ucnobisadmi, romelmac viTom mamis werili mohpara? am mZulvarebaSi xom ar imaleboda raime veragoba? misi yovladuwmindesobis mier xom ar iyo mogzavnili es axalgazrda kaci? maxis dagebas xom ar upirebdnen? es ymawvili kaci, romelic Tavis Tavs d'artanians uwodebs, saidumlo agenti xom ar aris kardinalisa, romelic sul imas cdilobda, Tavisi kaci hyoloda de trevilis saxlSi, raTa iq misi ndoba daemsaxurebina da, adre Tu gvian, muSketerebis kapitani daeRupa ise, rogorc aTasi sxva hyavda daRupuli? de trevili axla xelmeored, ufro meti dakvirvebiT daacqerda axalgazrda gaskonels. magram d'artanianis cocxali goneba, cbieri saxe da moCvenebiTi Tavmdabloba sruliad ar amSvidebda mas.

`Zalian kargad vxedav, rom gaskonelia, _ fiqrobda de trevili, _ magram xom SeiZleba gaskoneli kardinalisaken iyos da ara Cemken? vnaxoT, gamovcdi~.

_ Cemo megobaro, _ mimarTa d'artanians wynarad, _ radganac mjera werilis dakargvis ambavi, minda Cemi Zveli megobris Svils, weRandeli civad miRebis gamosasworeblad, gavando Cveni politikis saidumloeba. momismineT! mefe da kardinali saukeTeso megobrebi arian, maTi garegnuli uTanxmoeba mxolod sulelebs uxvevs Tvals. amitom ar minda, Cemi Tanamemamule, kargi mxedari da guladi vaJkaci, warmatebisken gzis maZebari, moumzadeblad gaexvios am TvalTmaqcobaSi, gulwrfelad sjerodes, rasac dainaxavs da TvaldaxuWuli gaebas maxeSi ise, rogorc mravali sxva. kargad daufiqrdiT Cems mdgomareobas, miiReT mxedvelobaSi, rom me erTgulad vemsaxurebi am or yovlisSemZle batons. arasodes Cems moqmedebas ara aqvs sxva mizani, Tu ara samsaxuri mefisa da kardinalisa. Cveni kardinali ubrwyinvalesia im didebul geniosTa Soris, romlebic ki odesme safrangeTs hyolia. maS ase, axalgazrdav, gaiTvaliswineT yovelive es da Tu piradad Tqveni an Tqveni ojaxis damo­kidebulebis gamo raime samduravi an mtroba gaqvT kardi­nalisadmi, rasac Zalian xSirada vxedavT aznaurebSi, gamo­meTxoveT megobrulad da davcildeT erTmaneTs. dagex­marebiT yvelaferSi, rac ki dagWirdebaT, oRond me ar dagiaxloebT. imedi maqvs, Cemi gulwrfeloba SemZens megobars Tqveni saxiT, radganac Tqven pirveli axalgazrda xarT, romelsac ase gulaxdilad vesaubrebi.

de trevili gulSi sul sxvas fiqrobda:

`Tu kardinalma gamomigzavna es axalgazrda mela, ra Tqma unda, etyoda kidec Tavis jaSuSs, rom Cemi gulis mogebis saukeTeso saSualeba kardinalis lanZRva-ginebaa. miuxedavad Cemi sityvebisa kardinalis erTgulebis Sesaxeb, es gaiZvera mela axlave mipasuxebs, rom igi ver itans mis yovladuw­mindesobas~.

magram baton de trevils imedi gaucruvda, misi molodinis winaaRmdeg d'artanianma sruliad bunebrivi ubraloebiT upasuxa:

_ mec swored maseTive ganzraxviT geaxeliT parizs. mamaCemma mibrZana, aravisTvis dameTmo, garda mefisa, kardinalisa da Tqveni, romlebic mas safrangeTis pirvel pirebad miaCnia.

rogorc mkiTxvelic SeamCnevda, mefes da kardinals d'artanianma de trevilic miumata, radgan, misi fiqriT, arafers waaxdenda aseTi damateba.

_ me didi Tayvanismcemeli gaxlavarT kardinalisa da didi pativismcemeli misi moRvaweobisa, _ ganagrZo axalgazrdam. _ Tqven brZaneT, rom gulaxdilad melaparakebiT, miT ukeTesi CemTvis, radgan mec Tqveni Sexedulebisa var. magram Tu eWvi gaqvT rame da undoblad miyurebT, rac sruliad bunebrivia, maSin wasulia Cemi saqme. vgrZnob, rom simarTlis TqmiT Tavs viRupav, magram miT uaresi, ra gaewyoba! Tqveni pativiscema xom SemrCeba da me es ufro metad miRirs, vidre sxva yovelgvari warmateba.

metad gakvirvebuli darCa batoni de trevili. aseTi SorsmWvreteloba, aseTi gulwrfeloba saTayvanebeli iyo, Tumc eWvs ki sabolood mainc ver ufantavda, ramdenadac sxva ymawvilkacebs sjobda es gaskoneli, imdenad ufro saeWvo xdeboda. de trevilma mainc CamoarTva xeli da uTxra:

_ patiosani biWi xarT, megobaro, magram amJamad imis mets veras dagexmarebiT, rac weRan aRgiTqviT. Cemi saxlis kari yovelTvis Ria iqneba TqvenTvis. SemdegSi yovelTvis SegeZlebaT CemTan mosvla da eWvi ar mepareba, advilad miaRwevT Tqvens mizansac.

_ ufro sworad rom vTqvaT, batono, _ SeniSna d'artanianma, _ Tqven gnebavT elodoT, manam ramiT dagimtkicebT, rom mec Rirsi gaxlavarT muSketerobisa?! Zalian kargi, damSvidebuli brZandebodeT, _ daumata gaskonuri mourideblobiT, _ didxans ar mogiwevT lodini. _ Tavi daukra da wasvla daapira, TiTqos axla yvelaferi masze iyo damokidebuli.

_ moiTmineT! _ Seayena batonma de trevilma, _ werils dagpirdiT akademiis direqtorTan. nuTu imdenad ampartavani xarT, rom am werilis waRebazedac uars ityviT?

_ ara, batono, merwmuneT, rom is bedi ar eweva am baraTs, rac mamaCemis werils ewia. TvalisCiniviT gavufrTxildebi, geficebiT, daniSnulebisamebr Cavabareb baton direqtors. vai imas, vinc Seecdeba am werilis moparvas.

aseT baqiaobaze baton de trevils gaeRima.

d'artaniani fanjarasTan datova, sadac am xnis ganmavlobaSi laparakobdnen; TviTon Tavis magidasTan mivida, dajda da danapirebi sarekomendacio werilis wera daiwyo. d'artaniani, romelsac araferi saqme aRara hqonda, fanjaraze TiTebiT marSs ukravda da Tan ezodan erTimeoris miyolebiT gamosul muSketerebs quCis Casaxvevamde ayolebda Tvals.

batoni de trevili wamodga, mivida d'artanianTan, rom werili misTvis Caebarebina, magram swored im wams, rodesac man xeli gauwoda gamosarTmevad, de trevilma SeamCnia, rom gaskonels sisxli auvarda TavSi, sibrazisagan wamowiTlda da kabinetidan yviriliT gavarda.

_ eSmakma dalaxvros, axla ki veRar wamixval! axla me vici!

_ vin aris, ymawvilo, vin? _ hkiTxa batonma de trevilma.

_ is, Cemi qurdi! aramzada! _ upasuxa d'artanianma da miimala.

_ ra eSmakma gaagiJa! _ Caiburtyuna de trevilma. _ iqneb esec xerxi iyo, rom marjved gamqceoda, raki ver aasrula davaleba?